Entries Tagged as 'Disability'

The Department of Health and it’s ministerial team held a press conference after the budget yesterday to talk about the budget and the estimates for health expenditure in 2013. I am surprised at the lack of focus on the very serious problems emerging from the Department or indeed being hidden from view. Minister for State with […]

The referendum on Children which will take place this Saturday is about the state’s responsibility to children who are neglected or abused and at risk in their families – where their parents are not able to protect them or may be abusing them. It is about listening to children in those situations and acting where […]

I came across this short film recently featuring Dara Gallagher, a man I have yet to meet but know online and as a commenter on this blog. Dara is a great story teller and resident of Temple Bar and exponent of the importance of independent living. The film has was highly commended in the Radharc […]

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) have begun a period of consultation on draft standards for residential services for children and adults with disabilities. This is the second time there has been consultation on standards in this area with the previous draft published in 2009 without implementation. HIQA say that the standards set out […]